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session which has been partially edited for clarity.

Session Start: Sat Dec 06 22:05:42 1997
[EST]

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DAILY NEWS ASIA and FILIPINO TODAY
ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR SPECIAL GUEST
FOR TONIGHT:

MISS SHARMAINE ARNAIZ

<MrSweets> Hiya Sha :)

<Sharmaine> My goodness! I had a hard time.

<Reyc> Is it tough to connect from Manila?

<Sharmaine> I was using the Pirch software, it was down or something. Anyway,
hello beautiful people, he he he.

<Sharmaine> Hi, Rey. Hi, Lee.

<Reyc> Welcome, Sharmaine!

<arriane_J> Sharmaine.. where are you right now?

<Sharmaine> I'm at home.

<arriane_J> Shar... so how are you?

<Sharmaine> I'm doing great.

<arriane_J> Good to hear that, shar.. do you have any upcoming movies?

<Sharmaine> Not at the moment. Most probably next year I'd be able to do one.

<Reyc> Let me get this question out of the way, as I am sure a lot of
people who will be reading the transcript of this interview belong to the TOYOTA/CRISPA
generation-- are you related to the former Toyota basketball cager, FRANCIS ARNAIZ?

<Sharmaine> No, I'm not. Although he sure is a great player I heard, and I
wouldn't mind being his relative. I used Arnaiz as a screen name.

<Reyc> Why did you pick Arnaiz?

<Sharmaine> I was discovered by Nap Guttierez, who happens to be a basketball
fanatic. He decided to use Arnaiz, because I think he is one of his favorites and his name
is easy to remember or rings a bell, I guess. My family name "Pribhdas" is very
foreign.

<Reyc> Are you still pursuing your Veterinary Medicine degree?

<Sharmaine> Yes I am. I took advantage of the break I got on doing movies due
to bold flicks and went back to school.

<Reyc> I read somewhere that you have an Indian blood- father or mother
side?

<Sharmaine> My Father is Indian. But he grew up in the Philippines so there's
not much difference on the culture. He doesn't speak "Hindi" either.

<tzone> What are your hobbies? I read somewhere about your pets I forgot if
it were cats or dogs and that you have several of them.

<Sharmaine> Yes that's right. Ever since I was little, I had more than 5 cats.
Now I have 10 and 5 dogs.

<Reyc> What is your priority right now- schooling or showbiz?

<Sharmaine> As of now, studying. I go to school everyday- Monday, Wednesday,
Friday from 8-7 pm. Tuesday, Thursday at 3-7 pm.

<Reyc> Which school?

<Sharmaine> I go to Gregorio Araneta University Foundation.

<leeq> Are you in the Philippines now?

<Sharmaine> Yes, I am in the Philippines.

<woodz> Sharmaine, how's your lovelife?

<Sharmaine> Ha ha ha! It's cool! Im happy with my boyfriend.

<Reyc> Can we know the name of your boyfriend?

<Sharmaine> I've never kept it a secret from the very beginning, yes, his name
is Victor Neri. We started going out last August.

<woodz> Sharmaine, how's Victor Neri as a boyfriend?

<Sharmaine> He is very supportive on whatever I do. He is very sweet, and he
sings to me all the time. Actually I have to make him kulit. Anyways, he is great!

<tzone> Do you surf a lot on the Internet? What sites do you go to? Do you
also do a lot of IRC chat?

<Sharmaine> Yes I surf a lot. I love getting new information, and checking out
interactive sites, checking out new softwares and stuff. I used to chat like an addict..
he he he! I go to the Manila chatroom comicserve.

<leeq> Sharmaine, is that cat in your homepage your pet?

<Sharmaine> Nope. That's not my cat in the homepage. I don't think I have a
picture of my cats yet in my page, but I'll put one very soon.

<Reyc> Do you use an IBM compatible or a Mac?

<Sharmaine> Nope I don't have the softwares you do, and I'm still waiting for
my birthday present, he he! My computer is a NEC.

<MrSweets> Sharmaine, if you had the chance- would you do anything different
in life?

<Sharmaine> Nope, I don't think I would do anything different in my life, even
if I wanted to sooooo badly because I wouldn't be as smart as I am now, or have the amount
of knowledge and capacity to understand things if not for my experiences. Thank you,
MrSweets.

<Art> Just wanted to know some of your interests.

<Sharmaine> My interests includes tennis, diving, movies, new inventions that I
see on Discovery channel. Pets, computers and handsome men!

<tzone> Do you have any new movies or future projects?

<Sharmaine> As of now I don't have any movies, but my movie "Milagros"
is the Philippines official entry to the Oscars for best foreign film, and I'm hoping it
gets nominated.

<MrSweets> I've been checking the Canadian Film Board homepage quite often, to
no avail. I see no Sharmaine Arnaiz coming.... do you think you will ever visit Canada? :)

<Sharmaine> One day I will. My film doesn't have to bring me there. I love to
travel anyways.

<tzone> At what age do you plan to settle down? Will you still be pursuing
your movie career?

<Sharmaine> SETTLING DOWN????? uhhhhhhh.... gee wizz, I have no idea..... I
wish I knew though, I'm sure my hearts gonna dictate that.... but that soon, I still have
a lot of dreams to conquer.

<Sharmaine> but not soon!!!! is what I meant *giggles*

<leeq> What dreams are you following right now?

<Sharmaine> Aside from proving myself in acting, and being a veterinarian, well
I would also like to be of service to people. I know I can someday... There is just so
much going on in Manila, poverty, crime, etc. It makes me sick as a citizen not to be able
to do anything. I want to do charity work and some other stuff too, for my self worth....

<Reyc> Service to people? Does that includes going to politics?

<Sharmaine> Going to politics, if I have the guts too, and the brains, I'm
still young, but I wouldn't want to.

<so_cool> Hi, Sharmaine... Do you have any plans of doing stage plays...

<Sharmaine> I have had offers, I've been wanting to do stage plays, most
probably in the summer or next year.. that would certainly be a challenge.

<Art> At what age did you start having pets?

<Sharmaine> My family loves animals, we had cats, dogs, a goose, *giigles*
hamsters, rabbits and birds since I was 5 years old but I had to limit my exposure to them
due to my asthma.

<Reyc> Is your sister still active in showbusiness?

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<Reyc> Are you still there Sharmaine?

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<Reyc> Ooops. Looks like she lost her connection. We'll wait for a while
and see if she comes back.